September meeting - 10th September at 7pm sharp
You are cordially invited to the first meeting of 2025 of the
Greater Brooklyn Residents Association Inc
Wednesday 10th September 2025 at 7.00 p.m.
Brooklyn Community Centre, 18 Harrison Street
2025 / 2026 meeting dates - at Brooklyn Community Centre (RSA room)
# Tuesday 23rd September 2025 - Local Body election “Meet the candidates” evening for Mayoral and Southern Ward candidates
# Thursday 25th September - Local Body election “Meet the candidates” evening for the Southern Ward candidates, Maori Ward candidates and candidates for the GWRC
# Wednesday 19th November 2025
# Christmas catchup? # Wednesday 18th February 2026 # Wednesday 15th April 2026 # AGM Wednesday 17th June 2026
AGENDA
1. Apologies to date:
2. Review & approve the Minutes of last meeting (23rd July 2025)
3. Finance -
4. Correspondence (posted mail to be directed to Brooklyn Community Centre)
a. outwards:
b. Database email/FB/Neighbourly – all of the above
c. inwards – Community Liaison Group Community Advisory Group updates: new Resource Consent for one year to extend sewage sludge dumping at SLEPO
5. General Business
(a) Local Body Election meetings next week
(b) GBRAI Constitution
(c) Brooklyn Community Centre funding challenges
(d) Other matters arising
Carl Savage (Secretary) Greater Brooklyn Residents Association Inc brooklynresidentswellington@gmail.com
Brooklyn Community Centre, Harrison Street
GBRAI acknowledge the support of WCC through its funding, via the Social and Recreational Fund, which greatly assists GBRAI activities and projects
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